PREFECT
Dictionary entry overview: What does prefect mean? • PREFECT (noun)
The noun PREFECT has 1 sense:
1. a chief officer or chief magistrate
Familiarity information: PREFECT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PREFECT (noun)
Meaning:
A chief officer or chief magistrate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
the prefect of Paris police
Hypernyms ("prefect" is a kind of...):
administrator; executive (someone who manages a government agency or department)
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